Illinois ladies facing bc
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Oh my.....we are getting the water. It only sprinkled good now and then through the day, but started in earnest about 1/2 hour before quitting time. Not liking it at all, but probably would not think so "poorly" of it if we had just not gone through a wet spell less than a week ago....drat. I have so much I wanted to do.
I see it has been quiet here today pretty much. Hope you are all doing well. Don't recall how far up the rain was to go but I bet most of you are being treated to this. Hopefully, yours will clear up even if ours holds out for the longer time period. Got two cats in front of my monitor so guess I have to go. Time to get my squirt bottle out and show them who is boss here.
Talk to you all later.
Hugs, Jackie
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Wendy! I swear you are my kindred spirit! Rebecca is one of my favorite books! I also loved the movie. Today was the perfect day to read it. I know you saw the movie. Remember the opening scene? She is driving up that very long driveway with her new DH and they approach that Gothic mansion and you know when you meet the housekeeper, Rebecca is facing trouble!
I am with a a short story discussion group and we are meeting to discuss "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. You can get it as an online text if you google. This story is very dark, but great! Perfect for this Halloween season.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Susan
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Wendy, Thank you so much. That is one of my SE. I have occasional nausea, dizziness, more than normal ha ha
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Morning! Yuck, yuck and more yuck for this weather!!!! HOWEVER...I was driving thru Geneva and St. Charles back from Batavia this am and WOW!!! The trees!!!! The leaves!!!!! Even tho it is dark and gloomy these bright yellow and orange trees were lighting up the streets and these are all old-growth so very tall and close together. I actually pulled over and just stared they were that beautiful! Hoping that most of them last thru today and want to take DH for a ride tomorrow to see them....simply gorgeous.
Susan...BTW, what WAS her name in the book? The 2nd wife??? They never named her in the book...it dawned on me as I was reading it yesterday. And what a shame at the end! OK...don't want to ruin it for anybody who has not seen the movie or read the book.
Jackie....yep....rain all day yesterday, all night last night, still misting as I type. But..I think all this moisture is what has made all the trees pop these last 2 days so I can't be all that sad about it.....sorry! Sun should be out tomorrow.....
BJ...almost done for the week! Still lysoling everything in sight???? Kane county schools I learned yesterday are not allowed to have any alcohol-based hand sanitizers due to them being extremely flammable...but they did bend the rules a bit and allow an adult to have them at the lunchroom doors.
Fun Fair at DH's school tomorrow night...they do this instead of dressing up in school. Bears play on Sunday. Not much else going on this weekend but I am going to start cleaning out the top drawers in my kitchen....I am getting new quartz counters and a new sink/faucet/garb disposal on Wednesday....I am sooooo excited! Doesn't take much does it! Leaves and counters and I am one happy gal! Have a good Friday everyone!
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Gee....I posted it but it disappeared so I will try again...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IRENE.....AND MANY,
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Happy Birthday, Irene!
Wendy, you are right...she was simply the other Mrs. DeWinters (or whatver). Rebecca was the real thing! The author also wrote The Birds which was a very LONG short story and that was later filmed by Hitchcock as well. Here is that very creepy short story I told you about:
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/litweb05/workshops/fiction/faulkner1.asp
On a lighter note, my DD and I are going to a quilter's convention in November. I am a klutz, but she is good and I thought this would be a nice thing for us to do. It should be relaxing as I cannot imagine a quilter who isn't just calm and pleasant. And that brings up our quilter. Was that Becky? We are missing one here. Any ideas of whom I am referiing to?
Susan
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY IRENE!
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Happy birthday Irene.....and at least hundred more.
Jackie
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The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.
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Hi everyone.,..home late again tonight....hmmm, this is getting old, but it's ok. I'll try and make everything up this week-end. Not a bad day today though I went to check on an old friend ( she is 92 ) who went to the hospital today. My cousin called to tell me this afternoon. Afterward, I stopped in to check on Maggie....the hospital is not too far from where she lives. It is always something isn't it --- but I feel better now that I know they are both pretty much all right.
Work was boring to an extent but went fairly fast. Sometimes Friday tends to drag for me, but enough going on this afternoon that I was not able to read on the other blog today. At least I was able to get on here and not embarrass myself by not seeing till way late that Irene had a birthday. Was going to make myself up a calendar and still wondering if it would really help me. I seem to go in all different directions at times and lucky to keep up with all the regular things.
Hope you are all going to have a good week-end with some decent ( no rain at least ) weather. I'll see ya'll later.
Hugs, Jackie
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Hello Lovelies,
First week post-tx and oncol says I'm neutropenic (way low white cell count). DH wants to keep me quarrantined for the weekend, but the spirit rebells. The weather colludes with him, being wet and misty and icky, getting under the skin and soaking everything. Yuk. I have better pain meds now, so I can sit for more then 10 minutes at a time. My poor little corgi has an oozing hemotoma from getting hit by the van but he also has pain meds that help make him a lot more comfortable.
Be well, Sido
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Sido....sorry to hear about the low wbc, but that I think is nearly standard for someone on chemo. Glad you and Corgi ( they are such good looking dogs ) have some pain meds. It is hard to be still isn't it, and with the flu season here being a little cautious would probably be a good thing. I think ( oh do I hope ) we just might have a dry week-end and I do see some sun out this morning but not very bright. Chilly, but that will get better.
Well, I have successfully worn out the letters on another keyboard. I go through them quite frequently.....would this be too much time on the ole' computer. Strange...the ones at work get used hard and the paint does not disappear off those keys. Well, another mystery.
Not sure about my agenda today....probably a stop at the hospital to check on Ann along with some work at Maggie's....along with some of my own work. Oh yes....a trip to Wal-Mart is in my future.....dog and cat food, potty training papers and that keyboard. I wonder how many times we have paid for the Wal-Mart store here. It is one of the few places you can go.
Hope you all have a great Saturday. Not that I don't love them all....but the quote I am putting in just spoke volumes to me this morning as I looked for one. It is one of the neatest parts of my time on the computer. See you all later.
Hugs, Jackie
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The best man in his dwelling loves the earth. In his heart, he loves what is profound. In his associations, he loves humanity. In his words, he loves faithfulness. In government, he loves order. In handling affairs, he loves competence. In his activities, he loves timeliness. It is because he does not compete that he is without reproach.
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Sido, I am so sorry about your corgi. That is so sad.
Laura How are you feeling?
Illinois lady you are so busy as usual. I feel guilty when I read your posts.
Zap, I am an X quilter. I did it for years. Now with my hand and arm problems I am not able to.
Wendy.....I love the Birthday cake you sent. I hope I get one like it on my special day.
I had my first after treatment check up with the Onc. He said my bloodwork was beautiful. (i'm thinking wow!! never heard that before) anyway I dont have to go back for 2 months.
Does anyone else have te skin bumps from arimidex. I forgot to mention it to him. I did tell him about the dizziness and nausea.
Lots of Love on this rainy day. My son has his football playoff game today in Midcrest. Its gonna be a yucky one.
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Good Morning to all. Treatment #4 (TAC) went just fine. I have 2 more to go. No Rads. My head is just beginning to clear and at least I have enough energy to sit at the computer for awhile. A BIG thank you to everyone who posted support. I am just sick of chemo. Just plain sick of it.
Connie.I broke my left arm 10 yrs ago while ice skating with my son. I picked hot pink for my cast. 3 days later my mother broke her leg and 10 days later my sister broke her right arm. It was quite a scene when we all got together.
Sido. What an experience! I am glad to hear that everyone,including your dog is OK I loved the picture of your purple chemo shoes. Made me smile.
Have a good weekend everyone. Thanks for being here
Navy
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Happy Saturday to all,
Happy Birthday Irene..sorry it's late but I hope you had a wonderful day.
Sido..sorry to hear about your tragic accident..scary but glad to see everyone is mending well. Rest and be well. Hugs to you.
Zap...no oil recipes yet.
Wendy..I hope you are feeling better after your flu shot. Yes, I am still wiping down my office daily.. got to keep those germs at bay. I am feeling better post antibiotics.
Laura...is Florida calling you soon. Time for you and dh to find your beach chairs and Cosmo's and check out the waves. It's time to be one with the waves. lol
Rita...how are you feeling.. better I hope.. I read that you have lots of flu down my your schools. Are they given the H1N1 yet. Not yet by me still waiting for the school clinics to give them.
Jackie...have to tell you I saw them make chili in the ground last weekend at the Fall Thanks for the quotes this week..very inspiring. I love my qoute lady!!
Buddy...glad to see you are a rad grad and you are enjoying life. So go out and have fun.
Connie...purple cast how cute is that. I Hope your arm is feeling better soon. Yes and getting a second opinion before surgery is always recommended.
To all the others I missed I hope you all are doing well and enjoying life.
As for me I am doing well, clean scans and good reports this week makes me a happy girl.
So life is good and sooo normal now. The new normal as Wendy says.
So life is good and now I am off the shower as I have my last wedding today. The wedding theme is pumpkins and fall leaves. It should be beautiful only I hope the weather clears today. Where are the rain be gone fairies. lol
Have a great weekend girls...go out and have fun. Enjoy your life, you only have one life so live it to the fullest.
Remember to be healthy ..be happy
BJ
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Zap......thanks for Lifeline site info. I did check it out and put it on my favorite list.
Navy
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Thank you for the birthday wishes, ladies. You're all so very sweet to remember, especially since I have been so scarce in these parts lately.
I've been kind of in denial mode again, It seems like I'm meeting and talking to more and more patients at work who are BC survivors. I swear, some days it feels like an epidemic to me.
Some of you may remember me mentioning my friend who lost her battle with breast Ca 3 years ago, and how her 19 yr. old son was now fighting for his life due to testicular cancer. He did lose his battle as well just a few weeks ago. Those who live in this area may have seen the article in the Daily Herald about him. It's just so tragic and heartwrenching to know what this family has endured. Anyway, everyone who knew them is taking comfort in the idea that he is finally with her again. Still, it's a hard thing to accept.
On a less depressing note: I had family from Montana visiting here the last week, and we had such a wonderful time showing them around the city. They'd never seen Chicago so we tried to do as much as we could with our limited schedules. If you've never done the Architectural tour on the Chicago River, I highly recommend it. I learned SO much that I never knew about the city. I was like a tourist myself!
My son got a job! His first post-college graduation REAL job! Such a relief, since he was really starting to get bummed about how tight the market is for entry-level new grads. And he managed to find something that is a balance of technical (he has an engineering degree) and working with people (which he really wanted to do).
Daughter is loving going to school in the city. I love having her only a train ride away.
Okay, naptime. My insomnia has been insane lately, but after entertaining all week, I think I'll manage a nap with no problems this afternoon.
Thanks again for the birthday wishes! I've learned to appreciate each and birthday.
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Hi Girls!
Hope you're all enjoying the weekend. Today turned out to be really nice! Yeah...the sun was out! I am feeling better...much less pain and I haven't had to take a muscle relaxer since last night. So...that is good news. I just hate not knowing EXACTLY what caused it. If it's not 100% normal in the next few days, I'll have an MRI done. But in the meantime...I'm just trying to convince myself it was a torn muscle. But why is everything always on my left "bad" side! What's with me and my left side! lol Breast Cancer - left side - Tennis Elbow - left arm (I'm right handed) - broken toe - left foot - huge cyst on Ovary - left side! Geesh! lol How weird!
We are still flirting with idea of heading to Marco Island this winter...hopefully sooner than later!
Enjoy tomorrow...it's supposed to be nice out. I plan on trimming down some of the cherry trees in our forest...they are really taking over!
I'll be using my chainsaw - say a prayer that I don't accidentally cut off my LEFT arm! lol
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AWESOME news for MaryJane and Mich101~~!!!l
Got back from visiitng DAD from NY this week and went back to work and taught two days. Feel tired but a good tired and need some downtime tonight and doin just that!!!Wanted to stop in and let everyone know i was thinking of them and ALL healthy wishes and thoughts being sent!!
Have a good night and Sweet Dreams..
Donna
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Navy, good to hear you are now on the upside of treatment #4. I know that they are getting to be something to dread and I imagine we all felt that way to a person. Hard to keep in mind that you are saving a precious life - yours, and that you as well as your loved ones will be so happy and appreciative when it is done and they have you back. It is a hard hill to climb and in the middle of those not so great days you may wonder now and then about how rough to willingly do this to yourself over and over......but just two more and you will be looking ahead to the first steps of a life that won't be "normal" quite like it was before, but will be a normal that can keep you loving and cherishing life with the people you love. You need them and they need you. Hang in there -- the end in well in sight now .
Renee.....how sad that your friend's son has now too lost his battle with cancer. I think you are right though.....the thought that he has joined his mother and they will still have each other is a comforting thought. Like you, and I know many others, here and on other blogs, it is an extremely depressing thought to think that some years back, hearing or knowing of someone with cancer seemed something of a rarity. I think in years past there was some reluctance to openly talk about it, but still, it was much rarer. Now it seems if you get around any group of people it is going to come up. It does make me hope that since it has become so prevalent that the powers that be will "let the cure" be found.......and I do now and then think that we are close, but that somehow the factor is being missed that would open the door -- wide, to the answers we need.
The lawn sweeper worked very well today with me as the chief operator. I will see how it goes tomorrow and on the rest of the lawn, but I may just have to seriously think of putting some money aside for the more expensive model. It's definitely something I can handle.
Hang in there Laura.....you sound like you are for sure on the mend. Marco Island....isn't that a really somewhat exclusive and expensive place. Well, I'm sure a rest would be nice anyhow. I'll have to stow away if you go. I have a friend who owns a condo there and stays 6 months of the year.....winters there.
Hope you all had a wonderful Saturday. Donna...you sound delightful...good for you.
Hugs, Jackie
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Morning my pets! Cloudy and 44 on my deck....yuck.Laura....yes! Go to Florida and become one with the water! Glad you are feeling better....but do you think it wise to run around with a chain saw while you are still healing from...well...whatever you are healing from? Maybe you should just rest in a lounge chair and direct....
Jackie....OK...you have a friend with a condo in Marco??? I need a friend with a condo in Florida! I keep telling you girls...I think we should all chip in a buy a little 1 bedroom on the beach and take turns going there...with all of us and the great prices in Florida...we could do this!!!!!! I've never worn out a keyboard! Maybe try some clear nailpolish on the old keyboard and see if that would work....
BJ.....well, your last wedding for the month! Hope you had fun! And you sound all better so enjoy today....before you go back to the germ factory tomorrow.
Navy....yep, sick of chemo. I remember that feeling. Just wanted to get past it and on with my life...and my hair. Only 2 more...and two is a very small number. Just 2...and then no rads...so onward and upward from here. Ahhhhhhh.....back to normal. Or our "new" normal anyway.....
Elfsong....I read on FB that your kids have been sick all week. How are you? You OK?
Donna...glad your trip was so much fun!
Sido....I think most of us went neutropenic. Pretty much expected...but treatable. Hang in there....
Irene....I did read that story and I got pretty teary...just thinking about how young he was and why him. I never realized that was the young man you spoke about. I've never taken the boat ride but maybe next spring! I've seen it on ch 11 tho.....
Well...time for another cup and then off to shower and then I have to take down a shade in the LR as I pulled the cord last night and it broke.....I hate it when they break...takes forever to re-thread them and fix the little clutch thingy. Oh well....or I could just pull it all the way up and duct tape it...or just leave it down permanently! Hmmmmmmm.......now there's a solution! Have a great Sunday everyone!
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Hello everyone. An old friend stopping by to say hi! I was diagnosed with mets 8 months ago and I'm back on chemo. Almost made it to being 4 years NED, but it wasn't in the cards.
I am looking out the window and it's another cloudy, gloomy day. Think I will just hang out at home and watch football all day.
Me
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Tonto - Have been wondering about you! Geesh...perhaps you can stop by a little more often! I think it's a perfect day to curl up on the couch and watch football...enjoy your Sunday!
Wendrew/Jackie - I also have a friend who has a condo in Marco...that's why we would go there. Stay free! Yes...it is a ritzy island...but airfare is fairly inexpensive...especially if we fly out of Milwaukee.
Ya know...going out with the chainsaw today is so typical of me! As soon as I feel better, I am ready to resume my life! I have always been that way. Perhaps to my detriment! But...I somehow - as soon as I feel good...I forget the pain and move on.
Donna - Nice you got to visit your dad! Get some rest!
EVERYONE - Have a great day!
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We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, "Why did this happen to me?" unless we ask the same question for every joy that comes our way. Philip S. Bernstein
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What a great Sunday morning and I'm certain it will get even better. The sun is not out bright but while there may be a few errant sprinkles.....it sounds like a good day to be out in the leaves and nuts. Laura, you will know for sure how much fun I am having -- though you will be wielding your chain saw. I think there are little fairies amid the branches that need trimming and the mounds of leaves on the ground - so it will all be worthwhile.
Though this is what brings winter as well as a lot of hard work, this is a great time of year. The leaves are very pretty this year and thoughts of years past with bon fires and wiener roasts, hayrides, and all the fun things dance in my head. I have one dog....Poncho, the bischon-poo who loves to wiggle under the leaves and hide. This made possible if you get in front of the leaf blower just so -- he is a card to watch. This year as well we don't have the typical browned out lawn so doing leaves will not be bad.
Tonto I am so sorry that you have mets. I read a few of your recent posts and see you too feel that a cure is out there somewhere, but still being held back by the profit-makers. I have had some of those same concerns -- not only that available cures may be there but as well all the "new" drugs that don't always do the work for which they are intended leaving the older ( also those able to be dispensed as cheaper generics ) ones on the shelf when they often will handle your problem very well. I hope and pray it is not too long that we see the word cure come up on the radar for real.
Nothing much doing today except work, but Dh will be helping me and that always makes it go faster -- usually. I am a fanatic and want every little nut gone off the lawn....hmmm, Denny, well he could leave a few if you know what I mean. I'll just have to keep after him I guess.
Rita, how is it in your neck of the woods. Do you have to rake, blow, burn leaves by the ton whee you are. Most people in town here are able to blow/rake all their leaves to the curb and then the trash service comes and vacs them up as their is a leaf burning ordinance in town and you can only do it on every other week-end and only if the leaves are dry.
Well, time for me to scoot and give someone else some space. See you all later when I am tired and dirty, but happy with a clean yard......for now. Lots of leaves still up in the trees.
Hugs, Jackie
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Good afternoon to all you fine ladies! It's beautiful out there today. I walked for the first time since my allergy problems and it was so good to get back into the routine.
Jackie, we spent most of the afternoon yesterday on "leaf patrol" and it looked pretty good when we quit. This morning we looked out and you wouldn't even have known that we had done anything yesterday. We still have several trees that have lots of leaves remaining so hopefully next weekend will be more productive for us.
Laura, so glad that you are feeling better.
Wendy, I love your idea about buying a joint property in FL but it has to be right on the gulf where we can just walk right out onto the beach. Such a great idea!
Tonto...I am so sorry to hear about the mets. That's something I think most of us fear and we understand your feelings at this time. Come and post often. What type of chemo are you doing this time around and what type of mets are you fighting? Hugs to you as you face this new challenge. Remember, the gals on this thread are here if you need to vent or just talk.
Well, I'm hosting the Left, Center, Right dice group on Wednesday and I need to get to the grocery store so I have all the goodies available to whip up some snacks for us. I can't grocery shop tomorrow because Mary Jane and I are off to the Quad Cities to some more serious shopping.
Everyone enjoy this day.
Rita
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Hi:
Yes, it is lovely outdoors. Laura, PLEASE go to Florida. You and Dh more than deserve it. Our best friend (his wife is my best friend) as as a couple, they are the ones we love the most has the colon cancer that has acted up in the liver AGAIN! We knew it would. He had two good years because of the chemo he took. Now he is on it again (cross your fingers). He and is wife are now looking at life very differently. They just do whatever they feel like doing. They eat whatever they feel like eating. They are looking at property in the city because they always secretly wanted to live in the city. They planned a trip to New York in November even though the chemo is wretched. They are spending money when they want something and not worrying about it. It truly is lovely to watch them forget about the "don'ts" and focusing on the "do's". No more rules when sickness rules. It lessens my sadness to see them consciously living this way. I guess there is something ot be said about that bucket list.
Have a good week, ladies.
Susan
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Hi,
The weather here has not been great, but I am enjoying getting my life back to near normal. I do have a biopsy of my thyroid tomorrow. Dr willing to watch and not take out nodule as long as I was willing to have a needle biopsy of it. I also have repeat CT scan of lungs on Nov. 12. if both of these are OK and I think they will be, then I am done except for the herceptin every 3 weeks until March and one more echocardiogram during the herceptin. I see the onc at every other herceptin visit. It sure is nice not to be going every day and making plans to do other things. The weekend after next I am going to the Beth Moore conference in Springfield. Our church and Bible study is taking a bus load. We are spending the night at a hotel and going shopping after the conference is over at noon. I am looking forward to the conference and also all that time spent with ladies I enjoy. Wishing everyone a good week. Hugs Annette
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Good evening girls...Happy Sunday to all..Oh the poor Bears....can't win for nothing...ugh. My girlfriend's daughter got married yesterday and the wedding was soo beautiful. The autumn theme pumpkins, fall leaves and lighted trees were amazing. The minister said some powerful words yesterday during the ceremony that I would like to share with you. Life is about the 4 C's. The first one is compassion, second caring, third comfort and the fourth one is comedy. To have a successful life one should have the 4 C's.Compassion to feel one's sadness, caring that you will be there for them, comfort to heal one's pain and comedy to laugh at your mistakes. I found this to be so true in life. I can relate this to Jackie's wonderful daily quotes that she shares with us. She inspires, uplifts, gives word of wisdom and food for thought..she gives us the 4 C's. Thank you Jackie for inspiring us with life's 4 C's.
I had a wonderful day today at a BC Tea that a friend of mine hosted in her home. She does a lot with the Day of Sharing and today she gave 30 BC women( she didn't know them) a wonderful afternoon of tea,yummy food, compassion, caring, comfort and comedy. The two of us helped these women enjoy the little thing in life. We gave pink shawls to all, small gifts and lasting shared memories with new friends. Each lady shared her journey story. You could feel the compassion and caring in the room. It reminded me of Rita and her reach to recovery. The best was the back ground music from two very talent musicians. It was a lovely afternoon.
This weekend has made me realize just how special all of you Illinois ladies are to me. Each and everyone of you here has the 4 C's which we share everyday with one another. Each and everyone of you are truly amazing, so give yourself a hand for all you do.
Well this was my deep thinking for the weekend...so now it is time to rest my brain.lol
I hope you all have a wonderful evening.
Remember to be healthy...be happy...Hugs to all of you
BJ
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